1. Name of the Organizing Department: VSBS
2. Type of Activity/Event: (Conference / Workshop/ FDP/ etc.): Student Counselling
3. Title of Activity/Event: Alumni Interaction
4. Date & Time: 14th September 2019
5. Venue: Auditorium, Block B
6. Notice of the announcement of Activity / Event: 30 August 2019
7. Name & brief profile of the Guest(s) / Speaker(s):

Ms. Soumya Chawla (Batchof 2018) working as Director at Kairos.
Ms. Palak Aggarwal (Batch of 2017) working as an Associate, People Shared Services in Sapient Consulting Company Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Siddharth Sehgal (Batch of 2017) working as a Partner in his venture- TFIF (The Future is Female).
Ms. Sejal Aggarwal (Batch of 2018) currently working as a Data Engineering Analyst in Optum Global Solutions.
Ms. Surbhi Gupta (Batch of 2018) currently working in S&P Global.

8. Faculty Co-ordinator(s): Dr Isha Narula, Ms Parul Manchanda, Ms Nidhi Jain
9. Student Co-ordinator (s): Placement Core team
10. List of Faculty Attendees / Participants: All faculty members of VSBS
11. List of Student Attendees / Participants: List Attached
12. Feedback received from the participants of the event: NA
13. Sample copies of the certificates distributed (few for records): NA
14. Report of the event with Photographs: Attached
15. Video of the event (if, applicable): NA

Names of speakers and Company:	Ms. Soumya Chawla, Kairos ; Ms. Palak Aggarwal, Sapient; Mr. Siddharth Sehgal, TFIF; Ms. Sejal Aggarwal, Optum Global Solutions; Ms. Surbhi Gupta, S&P Global
Venue of the Session	Auditorium
Date and Day of the Session:	14th September, 2019, Saturday
Students who attended	All Courses

Ms. SoumyaChawla (Batchof 2018) working as Director at Kairos. The company deals in exporting towels and bath soaps to 35 countries.

Ms. Palak Aggarwal (Batch of 2017) working as an Associate, People Shared Services in Sapient Consulting Company Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Siddharth Sehgal (Batch of 2017) working as a Partner in his venture- TFIF( The Future is Female).He is one of the 4 partners at the café.

Ms. Sejal Aggarwal (Batch of 2018) currently working as a Data Engineering Analyst in Optum Global Solutions.

Ms. Surbhi Gupta (Batch of 2018) currently working in S&P Global.

The Placement cell of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies organized an Alumni Interaction Event for the students of Vivekananda School of Business Studies on14th September, 2019.

The hosts of the event, invited Dr. Indira Bhardwaj to welcome the alumni. They were invited to share their experiences, reconnect with the students and celebrate their success and various achievements.

Ms. Soumya Chawla shared her experience and journey from being a management student at VIPS and pursuing fashion business merchandising and marketing at Pearl Academy, and then being an entrepreneur of Kairos since one and a half years. Furthermore, she guided students to explore options by taking internships in order to gain experience and build resume, take guidance from faculty members. She concluded by saying that “creative side of yours will help you fight in the industry you are looking for.”

Ms. Palak Aggarwal talked about how having a strong base in college helped her later in life. She was very serious and committed to her internships and was offered a job while she was still pursuing her graduation. She successfully managed her job and studies simultaneously. She also expressed her gratitude to the faculty members who walked an extra mile to help her by taking extra classes. She advised students to follow the path of dedication and commitment. She concluded by saying ‘’take your internships very seriously, it is of great use and you never know who’ll call you back if they like your work.’’

Mr. Siddharth was passionate about cooking and music always. He worked as a financial analyst in American Express for 1.5 years before launching The Future is Female (TFIF). He talked about how destiny landed him an opportunity of turning his passion into his profession by meeting a friend, who was also the director of a café. He opened his own restaurant named The Future Is Female, Delhi’s first-of-its-kind all-women run restaurant with an all women staff—chefs, bartenders and servers. In his words, “Women are present in all industries, but are still considered less efficient in the restaurant sector. So, the idea was to make them capable enough to run a café & bar and make them financially independent.”

Ms. Sejal talked about how her journey wasn’t the smoothest of the lot. She aspired to pursue post-graduation but was unable to achieve her goal despite working hard. She was mentored by faculty at VIPS to explore other options and to always have a plan B. Because of which, she “took action rather than just merely thinking” and opted for a short term course in big data analytics. All of this was possible because she “believed in herself” that “she can” and grabbed the opportunities which came her way. She advised to follow their interests even if it is the unconventional path.

Ms. Surbhi Gupta shared her journey of how VIPS provided a platform to transform herself. She was a management student at VIPS when she got mentored by faculty to pursue a Joint Analytics course offered by the institute itself simultaneously with the regular curriculum to get a distinct competitive advantage. She also emphasized the students to learn and develop skill sets which are demanded by the corporate sector.

All the participants including faculty, coordinators and students involved themselves actively in the interaction round. They asked various questions about internships, soft skills, entrepreneurship, fund raising, learning new languages like Python, R and SQL among various other interesting topics. The answers given by the panel were extremely valuable. They also gave valuable advices relating to post graduation and work experience. The audience was intrigued by the answers that the panel gave and their curiosity was served with great responses.

The Alumni Interaction Event concluded with Dr. Indira Bhardwaj, Dean VSBS proposing a vote of thanks. She expressed her gratitude to the guests for their time and giving precious learning’s to the students. She also placed emphasis upon exploring options to see what the students are capable of. She expressed the feeling of richness and liveliness that she felt throughout the session.

On the 13th day of April’2019, the Placement Cell of VSBS conducted an interactive event, Industry-Academia connect’19. The event was attended by the 3rd, 2nd and 1st-year students. The session took place in the college auditorium. The main aim of the event was to bridge the gap between the Industry and Academia. The event was focused on Industry-specific insights into current trends and skill set requirements.

The students were provided with increased awareness about the employment prospects, positive attitude, the insights into the latest job trends and corporate life.

The session started with the lamp lighting ceremony by the speakers followed by the token of gratitude given by our respected faculty members. Ms Parul Manchanda extended a very thought-provoking welcome address.
Speakers:-
Mr Rishabh Mehta
AGM- Zonal Branding- North
Ultra Tech Cement
Aditya Birla Group

A Sales – Marketing & Strategy professional with over 20 + years experience in the domain of Infrastructure. Presently associated with Ultratech Cement Ltd- Unit Birla White, Aditya Birla Group. Insightful experience of over 2 decades in Marketing & Sales across facets entailing managing various business operations.

Mr. Mehta stated his tips for life:1. Switchword 2.golden sunrise. He also informed the students about the latest fields that are in great demand in the corporate world, and they are Analysts, Researchers, HR, Digital Marketing, Health management, Branding, designing.

Mr. Sunil Khandelwal
Vice President at IndusInd Bank – Corporate Banking Group

Rich experience of 12 years in the banking sector. Areas of expertise include Portfolio Management and Monitoring, Risk management, Networking & working with internal teams viz. legal, treasury, trade, CMS, DCM, IB, wealth, etc. Prior to IndusInd, he has been associated with Kotak Mahindra Bank in the Corporate Banking Vertical.
He wanted the students to focus mainly upon two things: setting their benchmark and knowing all the positives and negatives about themselves. He further talked about the right aptitude one should have, the content and logical thinking that connects the dot and shows how passionate a person is.

Mr. Harsh Nanda
General Manager- HT Media

Currently associated with Hindustan Times as General Manager (Chairman Office) looking after pan India coordination after serving Airport sector for 10 years. His education and area of expertise include Hotel Management and law. Prior to HT media, he was associated with Delhi International Airport, Crown Plaza and Clarion the Qutab.
His belief is that everything starts with Zero and now is just a point of time. On should never give up. The fundamentals remain the same, what changes is the mindset. Nothing in life goes waste.

Ms Nidhi Pasricha
Assistant Director
Ernst & Young

Working in the field of Human Resources for the past 13 years. She has handled diverse roles and demographics with large teams, contributed as a Prevention of Sexual Harassment committee member, and worked on Multiple Employee Engagement programs. Prior to Y, she has been associated with companies of repute such as Wipro, TED, and HRIS
She addressed the students with her story, followed by the key to a corporate career.
• Value system- never changes
• Smart work over hard work
• Building relationships (networking & maintain a relationship)
• Diversity
• Reading

The event was followed by a question and answer round, where students asked various questions related to the session. The students asked questions regarding Mutual funds, investments; courses; skill improvement internships, and jobs. All the questions were positively answered. The speakers were felicitated by our faculty members. Ms. Indira Bhardwaj, Dean VSBS presented a formal vote of thanks.

1. Name of the Organizing Department: Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies
2. Type of Activity/Event: Seminar
3. Title of Activity/Event: Audit Module
4. Date & Time: 7th August 2019, Wednesday, 11 AM to 1 PM
5. Venue: Auditorium
6. Faculty Co-ordinator(s): Dr. Isha Narula
7. Student Co-ordinator(s): Shaurya , Yash Sharma
8. List of Faculty Attendees / Participants: 5
9. List of Student Attendees / Partcipants: 350
10. Feedback received from the partcipants of the event: NA
11. Sample copies of the certificates distributed (few for records): NA
12. Report of the event with Photographs : Attached
13. Video of the event (if, applicable): NA

Mr Saurabh Bansal is a CA rank-holder and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He has worked in the Assurance practice of a Big 4 in the TMT sector, and with a global IB. Till recently, he was serving as a market analyst at a leading brokerage.
Mr Archit Aggarwal is a CA, and cleared all levels in one go. For four years, he was a part of the Assurance & Taxation practice of a Big 4. He has handled audit and consultancy assignments at one of Delhi’s leading firms and advised clients across diverse industries.

The Placement cell of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies organized an Audit training module for the students of Vivekananda School of Business Studies on 7th August 2019.
The session was attended by over 350 students. The session was organized to create awareness about the importance of audit training in the commerce industry. Speakers started off with a very friendly approach specifying that there has always been a gap between academia and industrial interface. Further, they continued stating the fascinating world of commerce and different career paths. Speakers also explained the importance of audit, assurance, and valuations and how it is done. Mr. Saurabh further elaborated on the concept of financial statements and excel sheets.

They discussed the importance of the practical skill sets in getting employment in major MNCs and Big4. They emphasized the need for professional judgment and professional skepticism. The agenda of the orientation is to have practical insight into the field of audit and finance. They also conducted simulative activities and business activities walkthrough for students. They then talked about the Satyam case and how it shook Indian Inc. They also stated the example of IL& FS –the horrors of the US Financial crisis and how the gravity of the crisis worked.

The event was followed by a question and answer round, where students asked various questions related to the session. The speakers guided the students on what type of internships the students should opt for. The seminar stressed the need for self-introspection.

The speakers stated some real-life examples to connect well with the audience. The seminar ended by thanking the speakers for spending their valuable time and conducting a successful seminar.
Student Coordinator Name: Shaurya, Yash Sharma

Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Isha Narula

1. Name of the Organizing Department: VSBS
2. Type of Activity/Event: (Conference / Workshop/ FDP/ etc.): Student Counselling
3. Title of Activity/Event: Session on Personality Evaluation and Psychometric Test with HRacers
4. Date & Time: 6th August 2019
5. Venue: Auditorium, Block B
6. Notice of the announcement of Activity / Event: 2 August 2019
7. Name & brief profile of the Guest(s) / Speaker(s):
Mr. Sunil Raina and Mr.Siddarth Kumar from HRacers (Co-founders HRacers)
8. Faculty Co-ordinator(s): Ms Tanu Sachdeva, Ms Nidhi Jain, Ms Garishma Guliyani
9. Student Co-ordinator (s): Placement Core team
10. List of Faculty Attendees / Participants: Faculty members of Placement committee
11. Feedback received from the participants of the event: NA
12. Sample copies of the certificates distributed (few for records): NA
13. Report of the event with Photographs: Attached
14. Video of the event (if, applicable): NA

An orientation session was organized by the Placement Cell of VSBS which was attended by _____ students. The session took place on 6th August 2019. The orientation was addressed by Mr. Sunil Raina and Mr.Siddarth Kumar from HRacers.
The session was organized to create awareness about the importance of knowing oneself from a professional perspective in this competitive era. Mr. Siddarth started off with a very friendly approach specifying that there has always been a gap between academia and industrial interface. He continued stating the features about personality assessment and job description. He explained the knowledge of financial market. He further elaborated the concept of internal real life approach towards it and external locus of control from a student’s perspective.
They discussed the importance of being emotionally balanced and equipped with the skill sets in getting employment in major MNCs. They emphasized on the need of maintaining right balance between emotional and intellectual aspects. The hosts further stressed over the origin of placements that began in 1995 by a very reputed company named Infosys. He then talked about the academia and industrial interface that became prominent after the major change in economic policies during 1990-91. The session continued well by making students clear on excellent strategic thinking ability and capacity to work with demanding clients and diverse groups of people.
They finally introduced the audience to the concept of psychometric testing and how readily it is being used in the organizations these days. The significance of this test is that it helps the recruiters to judge the emotional quotient and task commitment of an individual. They proposed the test which comprises of various platforms to help the candidate assess himself on professional terms.

The event was followed by a question and answer round, where students asked various questions related to the session. The speakers guided the students on what type of internships the students should opt for. The seminar stressed on the need of self-introspection.
The speakers stated some real life examples to connect well with the audience. The seminar ended by thanking the speakers for spending their valuable time and conducting a successful seminar.

1. Name of the Organizing Department: VSBS
2. Type of Activity/Event: Training session
3. Title of Activity/Event: MRS training session
4. Date & Time: 11th February,2020
5. Venue: Vivekananda Hall
6. Notice of the announcement of Activity / Event: 5th February,2020
7. Name & brief profile of the Guest(s) / Speaker(s): Manish Raj Sharma, corporate trainer
8. Faculty Co-ordinator(s): Ms. Tanu Sachdeva and Dr. Nikita Aggarwal
9. Student Co-ordinator(s): Placement cell coordinators
10. List of Faculty Attendees / Participants: VSBS Faculty
11. List of Student Attendees / Partcipants: BBA 4th semester

12. Report of the event with Photographs
A warm up session was conducted first. The trainer Mr.Mansih gave them insights on difference between ‘help and business’, introspect and retrospect. He motivated the students to create their future self. The session was aimed at “what employers are looking in interns”. He informed the students about the current trend in interviews and highlighted the current topics of Gd. He also emphasized that there should be humility in the candidates and gave examples related to this. The students were asked to improve their EQ level and strategies were discussed in improving the same. An activity and role play was performed on these points. Open forum interviews was also conducted to give an insight about the interviews to students. Emphasis was also put on the walking style and way to talk. The whole process was conducted by the students with every participant being given a detailed feedback on their performance. Students were asked questions such as “on what do people criticize you most about”? “what are your views on the ongoing activities in India”, “how much do you expect to earn”, “what are your hobbies”. Some students shared their real life experiences related to interviews, students collectively decided whom would they select out of candidates interviewed. Students were given on the spot group discussion topics and discussion was done.
Students were very enthusiastic and motivated in the entire training session.

1. Name of the Organizing Department: VSBS
2. Type of Activity/Event: (Conference / Workshop/ FDP/ etc.) : Workshop
3. Title of Activity/Event: Resume Writing sessions
4. Date & Time: 15th- 18th January 2020
5. Venue: Respective Classrooms
6. Notice of the announcement of Activity / Event: 10th January 2020
7. Name & brief profile of the Guest(s) / Speaker(s): enclosed (1)
8. Faculty Co-ordinator(s): Dr. Ruchika Sharma & Ms. Tanu Sachdeva
9. Student Co-ordinator(s): 2nd-year placement coordinators
10. List of Faculty Attendees / Participants: enclosed (1)
11. List of Student Attendees / Participants: BBA 2 A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2 E, BCOM 2 A, B, C
12. Feedback received from the participants of the event: NA
13. Sample copies of the certificates distributed (few for records): NA
14. Report of the event with Photographs: Enclosed (2)
15. Video of the event (if, applicable): NA

Faculty	Class	Date	Time	Room No.
Dr. Isha Rawal	BBA 2 A	15th January 2020,Wednesday	12:30-1:30	102
Ms. Shelly Bhasin	BBA 2 B	15th January 2020,Wednesday	9:30-10:30	103
Dr. Ruchi Shukla	BBA 2 C	17th January 2020,Friday	1:30-2:30	206A
Dr. Sarah Ahtesham	BBA 2 D	14th January 2020,Tuesday	3:30-4:30	105
Dr. Ravisha	BBA 2 E	18th January 2020,Saturday	11:30-12:30	211
Ms.Aashu Aggarwal	BCOM 2 A	14th January 2020, Tuesday	9:30-10:30	103
Ms. Nidhi Jain	BCOM 2 B	15th January 2020, Wednesday	9:30-10:30	106
Ms.Ashmeet Kaur	BCOM 2 C	17th January 2020,Friday	11:30-12:30	107

“The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a resume that doesn’t simply tell a story about what you want to be, but it’s a story about who you want to be”

A resume is used to make a favorable impression on a prospective employer and is often the first impression a potential employer has of any candidate. Keeping this in mind, resume writing sessions were conducted by Vivekananda School of Business Studies for second students to prepare them well to apply and sit for their internship and final Interviews. A detailed schedule for the same has been presented above in enclosure 1. Students were asked to attend the session and prepare their resumes in detail within the session. Faculty members handled their queries and helped them to finalize a ‘ready to go copy’ of their resume.